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Meaning of "spotted fever" in the English dictionary

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPOTTED FEVER

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Spotted fever is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SPOTTED FEVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spotted fever

A spotted fever is a type of tick-borne disease which presents on the skin. They are all caused by bacteria of the genus Rickettsia. Typhus is a group of similar diseases also caused by Rickettsia bacteria, but spotted fevers and typhus are different clinical entities. Types of spotted fevers include: ▪ Mediterranean spotted fever ▪ Rocky Mountain spotted fever ▪ Queensland tick typhus ▪ Helvetica Spotted fever...

Definition of spotted fever in the English dictionary

The definition of spotted fever in the dictionary is any of various severe febrile diseases characterized by small irregular spots on the skin, as in Rocky Mountain spotted fever or tick fever.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPOTTED FEVER

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spotted
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spotted dick
spotted dog
spotted flycatcher
spotted gum
spotted hyena
spotted laurel
spotted mackerel
Spotted Mist
spotted orchid
spotted ray
spotted redshank
spotted sandpiper
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spottie
spottier

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPOTTED FEVER

African swine fever
buck fever
cabin fever
cat-scratch fever
dengue fever
east coast fever
ever
fever
gold fever
haemorrhagic fever
hay fever
jungle fever
Mediterranean fever
Q fever
recurrent fever
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
scarlet fever
spring fever
swine fever
typhoid fever
yellow fever

Synonyms and antonyms of spotted fever in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «spotted fever» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPOTTED FEVER

Find out the translation of spotted fever to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spotted fever from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spotted fever» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

斑疹热
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fiebre manchada
570 millions of speakers

English

spotted fever
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

देखा बुखार
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

حمى رصدت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пятнистая лихорадка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

febre maculosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্পট জ্বর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fièvre pourprée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Demam yang dilihat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fleckfieber
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

紅斑熱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

발견 발열
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Miring mriyang
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

chứng sưng màng óc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காய்ச்சல் காய்ச்சல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ठिपके ताप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tifüs
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

febbre maculata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spotted gorączka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плямиста лихоманка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

febră reperat
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

spotted πυρετός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vlekkoors
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

fläckfeber
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spotted feber
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spotted fever

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPOTTED FEVER»

The term «spotted fever» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.376 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPOTTED FEVER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spotted fever

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPOTTED FEVER»

Discover the use of spotted fever in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spotted fever and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Historically, Rocky Mountain spotted fever has always had a high incidence in children. Kids enjoy playing outside the house and have more free time after school and during summer vacation than adults do. Many of them spend time with ...
David H. Walker, I. Edward Alcamo, 2008
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The Seroprevalence of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in ...
Abigail K. Youens. andersoni, which is found in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States (CDC, 2008b). R. sanguineus is distributed worldwide and has been shown to transmit RMSF in Arizona (Demma et al., 2005). In 2006, there were ...
Abigail K. Youens, 2009
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Oski's Pediatrics: Principles & Practice
Investigators have shown that serum from patients with Rocky Mountain spotted fever has a unique profile when analyzed by frequency-pulsed electron capture- gas-liquid chro- matography. Typical profiles can be noted as early as 1 day after  ...
Julia A. McMillan, Ralph D. Feigin, Catherine DeAngelis, 2006
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Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
inated spotted fever, but since, much more appropriately named typhus syncopalis or sinking typhus. 1. History of a singular and very mortal Disease, which lately made its appearance in Medfield, Mass. By Drs. Danielson and Mann. Medical ...
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Disease and Medical Care in the Mountain West: Essays on ...
vations on the So-called Spotted Fever of Idaho," Medical Sentinel 7 (October 1899): 433-38. 9. "Tick-borne Infections in Colorado," Journal of the American Medical Association [hereafter jama] 94 (1930): 1172 (abstract); J. M. Braden, " Some ...
Martha Lee Hildreth, Bruce T. Moran, 1998
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Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-ophthalmology
A method for specific diagnosis of Rocky Mountain spotted fever on fixed, paraffin -embedded tissue by immunofluorescence. J Infect Dis 1978:137:206-209. 8. Kirkpatrick JB. Neurologic infections due to bacteria, fungi, and parasites. In Davis ...
Neil R. Miller, Frank Burton Walsh, William Fletcher Hoyt, 2005
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Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines
Sixteen species of rickettsia are known to cause human disease. R. prowazekii causes epidemic or louse born typhus. R. typhi (moseri) causes endemic or murine or flea-borne typhus, R. conorii causes Mediterranean spotted fever, R. africae ...
Ilkka Kunnamo, 2005
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Rickettsial Diseases
Rocky Mountain spotted fever: infectivity of fasting and recently fed ticks. Pub Health Rep 1923; 38:333. 8. Parola P, Paddock C, Raoult D. Tick-borne rickettsioses around the world: emerging diseases challenging old concepts. Clin Microbiol ...
Didier Raoult, Philippe Parola, 2007
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Clinical Handbook of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Third Edition
RICKETTSIAL INFECTIONS Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a disease caused by inoculation with Rickettsia rickettsii, transmitted via the bite of a tick. The organisms replicate within the endothelial lining and ...
Russell W. Steele, 2007
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Georgis' Parasitology for Veterinarians
The Rickettsiaceae Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever The best known member of the family Rickettsiaceae in the Americas is Rickettsia rickettsii, causative agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The organism is transmitted between rodent ...
Dwight D. Bowman, Jay R. Georgi, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPOTTED FEVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spotted fever is used in the context of the following news items.
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Study Shows Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever An Epidemic Among …
A new study teamed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with the Indian Health Service on how Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever has become an ... «KJZZ, Jun 15»
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Hits Some American Indians Hard
The Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) epidemic that emerged in 2003 has hit American Indian communities in Arizona hardest. Estimated economic losses ... «Medscape, Jun 15»
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Indian reservations hit hard by Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Rocky Mountain spotted fever has had a major financial impact on two hard-hit Indian reservations in Arizona, suggesting that prevention and control efforts may ... «Healio, Jun 15»
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Cause, Symptoms, And Prevention
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is a severe and potentially fatal disease, which killed 20 in an epidemic that struck American Indians in Arizona for a period of ... «Tech Times, Jun 15»
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Lassa Fever victim: A case of missed opportunities, doctors say
For example, a local traveler to North Carolina could have contracted Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, where it is much more prevalent than it is in New Jersey, ... «NJ.com, May 15»
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Rare illness caused by a tick diagnosed found in Oklahoma, only …
Tick borne diseases, like Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis and ... Symptoms of those illnesses include fever, chills, headache, vomiting, rash or painful ... «kfor.com, May 15»
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Doxycycline for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Safe for All Ages
I am here to discuss Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) and the new ... with such symptoms as fever, headache, myalgia, and gastrointestinal illness. «Medscape, May 15»
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Local Texoma girl contracts Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever from tick …
Many people believe either Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever or Lyme disease is only contracted in the Northeastern and upper Midwestern states, but a that's not ... «KTEN, May 15»
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Treat Rocky Mountain spotted fever in young children with …
Kids are five times more likely than adults to die from tickborne diseases like Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). Doctors often avoid prescribing doxycycline, ... «Outbreak News Today, Mar 15»
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Bitterroot home to tick that carries bacteria for relapsing fever
Relapsing fever is a treatable, acute, usually nonfatal disease, that can make ... from the larger hard-shelled tick that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. «NBC Montana, Jan 15»

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